Together Project makes change in three interconnected ways: building newcomer social connections, supporting newcomer integration priorities, and amplifying community involvement in newcomer integration in Canada.
We match Welcome Groups of 3-5 volunteers with newly arrived refugees for social and integration support. We are delivering the Welcome Group Program in Mississauga, Moncton, Toronto, Vancouver, and Winnipeg.
We share volunteer resources to help support newcomer households in our Welcome Group Program.
Together Project supports our work through evidence-based program evaluation and research to inform and improve our impact.
“My previous job involved working from home and I wanted to make a career transition. At the same time, when I got my citizenship, I suddenly did not have to worry about immigration papers. I realized I wanted to spend time helping people who just moved to Canada.
I think now about how many things I take for granted versus people who come here and do not know. And I realized I could be a bridge because I speak the same language; we have the same culture and I am connected to part of that culture.”
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As a newcomer to Moncton, Folaranmi was eager to apply the knowledge and skills gained from his Master’s in Organizational Management classes at Crandall University to support and guide other newcomers.
Through Together Project, Folaranmi is a Welcome Group Program volunteer for a Syrian family in Moncton, and is eager to encourage others to learn more about the Welcome Group Program:
“We need to make sure that people understand the value of Together Project in New Brunswick and beyond.”
Read more about Folaranmi here: www.togetherproject.ca/blogpost/folaranmi
What are three great strategies to help our Welcome Group Program volunteers and newcomers connect? Diane, a Welcome Group Program volunteer and one of our steering committee members, created this video with us to help inspire Welcome Groups in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Mississauga, Toronto, and Moncton!
View Diane’s “Welcome Group Success Strategies” video here.
Inspired to join us? Click here to learn more and sign up: www.togetherproject.ca/volunteer